Sibford School Head Toby Spence met humanitarian, author and Quaker, Terry Waite at this year's Chipping Norton literature festival.

The former Beirut hostage was speaking at the opening event at ChipLitFest and promoting his latest book ‘Solitude’ which Waite describes as an exploration of the spiritual benefits that can be gained from being on your own.

A sell-out audience listened as the former envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about his five years as a hostage in Beirut and about his work with Hostage UK, an international organisation that supports the families of those taken captive in global hotspots.

Sibford School is a regular supporter of ChipLitFest and was pleased to sponsor the talk by Terry Waite. Other speakers taking part in the four-day festival included Richard Osman, Reggie Yates, Liza Tarbuck and Jeremy Vine. 

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